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Child Welfare League of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
This report of the Child Welfare League of America calls for a meaningful national strategy to protect and invest in children and their families. The report outlines and documents essential investments, and highlights the costs of deficits and disinvestments in children. Specific actions are proposed to improve the well-being of vulnerable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Dusenbury, Linda; Falco, Mathea – 1997
This chapter reviews school-based drug abuse prevention curricula. Drawing on the most current research, the chapter identifies key elements of effective prevention curricula, noting that programs should (1) reflect proven prevention theory and research; (2) provide developmentally appropriate information about tobacco, alcohol and drugs; (3) use…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Child Behavior, Child Health
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. – 2001
This Kids Count report examines national and statewide trends in the well-being of the nation's children. The statistical portrait is based on 10 indicators of well being: (1) percent of low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide and suicide; (5) teen birth rate; (6)…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Health, Child Welfare
Erb, Thomas O., Ed. – 2001
In 1995, the National Middle School Association published a position paper defining foundational characteristics of developmentally responsive middle schools and program components that would create the kind of schools young adolescents need and deserve. This book provides a comprehensive, whole vision of schooling for the middle grades and makes…
Descriptors: Child Health, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hudgins, Elizabeth; Naimark, Dana Wolfe – 2000
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends between 1990 and 1998 in the well-being of Arizona's children. The statistical portrait is based on several indicators of well-being, including: (1) children in poverty; (2) babies born at risk; (3) children in families receiving Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); (4) children in…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Cochran, Carole, Ed. – 1999
This Kids Count fact book examines statewide trends in well-being for South Dakota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 25 indicators in the areas of demographics, health, education, economic status, and safety. The indicators are: (1) population; (2) family profile; (3) poverty thresholds; (4) infant mortality rate; (5) low birth…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Oklahoma State Dept. of Human Services, Oklahoma City. Office of Child Care. – 1999
The Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act was amended in 1993 to address part-day child care programs and mandates that the Department of Human Services develop minimum requirements for part-day programs and license them. This document delineates the licensing requirements for part-day child care programs in Oklahoma. Requirements are…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Certification, Child Caregivers, Child Health
Marx, Eva, Ed.; Wooley, Susan Frelick, Ed.; Northrop, Daphne, Ed. – 1998
This book presents a collection of papers that define comprehensive school health programs and their components and provide action steps for their implementation at the local, state, and national levels: (1) "Linking Health and Learning: An Overview of Coordinated School Health Programs" (Floretta Dukes McKenzie and Julius B. Richmond); (2)…
Descriptors: Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Coordination, Educational Environment
Lucas, Gina; Hernandez, Eloisa; Cheslow, Becky – 1999
This Kids Count report provides statistical data on several indicators of child well-being in Newark, New Jersey. Indicators are grouped into six categories: (1) Demographics (including population, number of registered voters, income level, people living below poverty level); (2) Family Well-Being (including average number of children receiving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
North Carolina Child Advocacy Inst., Raleigh. – 1994
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of North Carolina's children. The statistical portrait is based on 16 indicators of well-being: (1) infant mortality rate; (2) infants born with low birth weight; (3) births to single teens; (4) children without insurance; (5) ninth graders who graduate; (6) high school dropout…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1999
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Minnesota's children. The statistical portrait is based on 12 indicators of well-being: (1) child poverty rate; (2) children in families receiving food stamps; (3) children eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch; (4) births to teenage mothers; (5) low birth weight…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Fox, Florence C. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
The Department of Commerce in its highway safety conference made this pronouncement: "The problem of safety is closely linked with health, thrift, and many other elements which taken together make up the great problem of developing a finer citizenship. Educational leaders of the country are now endeavoring to weld together the essential elements…
Descriptors: Educational History, Curriculum Development, Safety Education, Traffic Safety
National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2003
This brief document provides a look at research and evaluations that have demonstrated that school-based health centers represent cost-effective investments of public resources.
Descriptors: Attendance, Public Health, Mental Health, Counseling Services
Marks, Ellen L.; Graham, Elliott T. – US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Bureau, 2004
Since it began in 1965, Head Start has been the cornerstone of the nation's services for low-income children and their families. A substantial research base has been attached to Head Start, providing information about the program's overall accomplishments and directions about ways to improve services for young children. American Indian and Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, American Indian Education, Early Childhood Education
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Morris, Rita I.; Strong, Linda – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
Qualitative research using the symbolic interactionism framework and grounded theory methodology was employed to discover the perceived health problems and dangers that homeless families with children endure. Data were collected using semistructured interviews from 34 homeless volunteer participants with 87 children. An in-depth analysis of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Locus of Control, Housing Needs, Qualitative Research
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